(1) Section 36(1a) of
the Petroleum Act 1940 applies and has effect to and in relation to the
areas the subject of any licence under that Act the grant of which is
authorised under this Act, as if those areas were contiguous areas.
(2) Subsection (3) of
section 36 of the Petroleum Act 1940 shall apply and have effect to or
in relation to the areas the subject of any licence under that Act, the grant
of which is authorised by this Act, as if those areas were an area comprised
in a licence.